On a heads- up board of 
Henry Hull and his opponent got it all in, with Hull at risk.
Hull tabled 
for top set of kings and a gutshot straight draw while his opponent showed 
for the nut flush draw and the same straight draw.
The river 
did not improve either player and Hull and his kings held to win the substantial pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Three players had all of their chips in the middle, with French legend Bruno Fitoussi covering his two opponents.
The board ran 
and Fitoussi's 
was enough to defeat his opponents and send them to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500 |
On a flop of 
, Maurice Hawkins in the big blind called the all-in from the middle position player.
Maurice Hawkins: 
Middle Position: 
The middle position player stood up and said "I guess it is rebuy time!" when Hawkins revealed he hit a set. The
runout was no help for the middle position player and Hawkins stack smashes through the six-figure mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
The players are on their second 20-min break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000 | |
|
103,400
71,600
|
71,600 |
|
82,800
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
81,500 | |
|
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|
|
77,700
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
Busted | |
Records continue to fall at the 2022 World Series of Poker as 1,580 entries have been recorded with registration open for another two and a half hours.
This far surpasses the 1,069 entries in the same event last year.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The hijack and John Kabbaj on the button moved their chips into the middle preflop.
Hijack: 
John Kabbaj: 
The flop came 
which gave the hijack the lead with top set, however, it gave Kabbaj an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn helped no one, but the 
on the river gave Kabbaj the nuts. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner took a nice pot and eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
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PokerNews missed the hand, but the table filled us in on the action. After a cold four-bet from an earlier positioned player, Michael Moncek five-bet all in and was called.
Moncek had 
and his opponent had 
.
The board came 
with every draw missed, and Moncek scooped a massive pot of over 200,000 with his top set of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
201,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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